Vending-machine.



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APPLICATION FILED APR. 2 1 908.

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VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man APR. 2. 1908.

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VENDNG-MACHINE Application led April 2, 1908. Serial En. 424,732.

To'aZZ whom/15 may concern.'

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE lV; Luni.- LeN', a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newton, in the Vcounty of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new 'c and useful Vending-Machine, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for vending merchandise, vand moreespecially to machines for dispensing beverages or other fluids. i

The principal objects of the invention are to prov-ide a simple andefiicient apparatus for this purpose, in which a cup orcontainer"js'withdravvn from'a supply thereof, so stored as to beguarded against the accuf,

l mulation of dirt, filled with the fluid and delivered to the purchaserin an aseptic condition, Ias a result of a single operation.

ln the accompanying drawings is illustated one embodiment of myinvention.

Here Figure 1 showsa front elevation of the improved machine; Figs. 2and 3 are 'similar views with parts broken away, show ing successivepositions of` the delivery-v drum; Fig. tis a partial section on theline l-Jf of Fig. 1; .Figs 5 and 6 illustrate the opposing faces of thedelivery drum and its actuating disk, respectively, these beingrepresented in their normal position; Figs. 7 and-8 are similar views,with the elements at their opposite extremity of movement; Fig. 9 isafront elevation of the. casing, parts being broken away. Iillustratingthe` return of the driiin toits initial position under the influence ofthe actuating disk; Fig. 10 is a. cent-rail vertical longitudinalsection, through the casing; Fig. 11.

' is a transversesection through the center of the delivery drum; .Fig12 is a partial section through the drum showing the manner in which itengages the cups, and Fig. 13 is a side elevation of one of said cups.;Fig. 14 is a vertical v,central section through the casing and theAdelivery drum showing the latter inverted to discharge a cup andshowing the cup tei'iiporarily supported by the drum prior to itsdeposit upon the supporting shelf, or its removal by the purchaser; Fig.15 is a vertical transverse section of the parts-sl'iown in Fig. 14taken upon the line BIV-XV of Fig. 1t; Fig. 1G is a sectionalSpecification ci Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

plan view taken on line XV-XVI of Fig. 14 showing the lower part of vthedrum with the cup hanging therefrom.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figuresof the drawings.

I have shown my improved apparatus supported in proximity to a tank orreservoir Q0 for liquid, which has an oiitletpas sage furnished by apipe 21 communicating with an opening in the yrear wal-l of a casing 22.This casing, which carries the other elements of the apparatus, iscylindrical, being situated with its axis extending horizontally, and issecured to the reservoir or to 'an intermediate wall, as shown at W,

by a flange Q3 through openings of which screws or bolts pass into thewall. At the top-of the casing is an opening having about ita socket 24ain which rests the lower 'eX'- t-reinity of a vertical receiver 24e,preferably of tubular form, for a supply of merchandise-containers, suchas cups or the like. rlChe receiver may besecuredin the socket by a lock24". When the apparatus is to be used` for the dispensing of liquid thecontainers will consist of cups C, of the ordinary frusto-conical typeand of some light material such as paraiiin or other waterproof paper.Each cup has about its' large open end a projection furnished by anannular flange c. The supply of cups-is placed in the receiver 1n aclosely nested 'sei-ies, the flanges being separated from one another bycomparatively small spaces, and with their open sides down, thispreventing dirt from enter-ing them while they are 2G fitting the boreof the receiver, whereby.

the stack is prevented from being deflected laterally; As anauxiliary-retaining means for the apparatus have shown a stay 27extending from the reservoir and embracing the cup-receiver.

Below the casing, in alinement with the receiver, is a. cup-support. anda coin-box furnished by a depending cylindrical eX- tension Q8, having'at a suitable distance be-` neat-h the Casin; a shelf Q9, about which isan opening ot suiiicient size to Permit a cup to be removed therefrom.The coin-box 30 is at the end ot the extension and is removable, havingia lock 3l which secures it in place. Extending'troin a slot in the topoi? the coinhox and along` the wall ot' the portion a coin-chute whichat vits upper end communicates with the casing.

llotatablc in the casing;- 22 is a single device or member, in thepresent instance common to both the cups and liquid by which these aredelivered or rendered accessible to the purchaser. This delivery devicecomprises a generally cylindrical rdrum 33, through the inner end wallBet of which is an inlet opening b5 normally registering with thedischarge opening of the pipe 2, the said wall operating, when the drumis turned, as a valve controlling lthe flow from the reservoir.Ietvveen'the rear wall of the drum and its .front wall 3G, both of whichwalls er heads have at their edges a bearing upon the interior oi'A thecasing, is a side wall 37 curved gradually inward and tlrgretore givinga surface eccentric to the axis. lnside ot the drum, between. thevsepaiited ends of the wall 3T, is a recess or pocket flzl oicoi'isiderable size having` a cylindrical side wall l0, and at thebottom a bowl-like member 4i connecting,r the heads of the drum andcommunicating at one side through. an extension fil. with the. inletopening The member if.) has at its top an opening about which`proiectingy into the pocket, is a threaded flange 43, and upon thisfrange is screwed a hollow holder @et similar in its `general shape toone ot the cups, and in its normal position the holder is in alinementwith the cup receiver. Thebowl and holder together serve as a liquid ormerchandise delivery receptacle having' a deiinite capacity which ispreferably the capacity ofi one it the cups. ri`he liquid entering* there- =pl;.f.-ie ihrer l the opening 5 re- ,rinefl fr zthroughist-hargnopcninj.; or pa i5 situated in the wall ot the, holder, a valvemember iti of buoyant ulateri preferably et rubber, in the tor-in oi ahollow sphere whiei oats upon the surface oi the liqeid within the rtY'eptacle and as said liquid rises seats itaa'aiust the opening. Theintegrity of the, closure increases with the pressureand remainseffective after the holder has been turned through a considerable angle,say of ninetyr degrees or more from the vertical.

The length ot the drum and the thickness ot' its heads are such that thoinner edges of the latter extend below and within the peripl'lcry' otthe cupreceiver 24 at each side. Therefore, the lower or terminalcup ofthe series is supported by the contact of its flange c with the heads.At points 47 the headsarc thinner so that the cup flanges may passbetween them in a certain position of the drum, and when this occurssaid iianges may enter opposite grooves 4S, lt8 in the heads, thesegrooves following the inner portion of the curved wall 37 and extendingr over the pocket 39,. The grooves there-n fore diverge from. theedges of the heads, which are concentric to the axis, and their outerwalls furnish cam members. which `by their engagement with the flanges cservo to withdraw the cups one by one from the series, as will later bemade plain.

Copcratiug with the end of the' drum, though capable of independentmovement, is an actuating-disk or member 49, fittingl the casing` torotate therein, and having a central spindle 50 extending through anopening in a. plate 51H which closes the front of the casing. On theouter extremityv of the spindle is a handle or lever 52, themanipulation of which etl'ccts the operation of the delivery device.Between the d isk 49, spindle 50 and the plate 51 is a` chamber in whichis situated a spring 53, here shown as o t' the spiral type attached at54 to the disk and at its opposite end 55 to the plate. The spring isadapted to exert both eXpansive and torsional stresses, the effect ofthe first being to force the rear wall of the drum into close contactwith the opposite. vwall of the casing, these being preferably groundto.

a tit, and thus guarding.;r against leakage into the casing from thedelivery pipe. .By its torsion the spring holds the disk and drum intheir inactive positions and returns them after each operation. Thecorrect limitof movement of the drum in each direction is assured by adevice which may consist of a pin 56 projecting from the head 34 of thedrum into a segmental slot 56 formed in the rear `wall of the casing.The position of the ends of the slot is such that the contact of the pinwith them prevents the rotation ot the drum beyond the proper positionof rest or the extreme )osition for delivery. The travel of theactuating disk is also limited by stops 57 and 58 carried by the outerend ot the casing ior coperation with the handle and determining,respectively, the normal position under the tension of the spring andthe ultimate position for delivery under the manipulation of theoperator.

Between the adjacent faces of the drum and actuating disk are. means forcontrolling the rotation of the drum, by connecting it" tp the diskthrough a coin to secure the delivery movement and by pawl mcchanism'orthe like to provide for the return movement.

Upon the outer face 'of the head 36 of the drum is a peripheral flangedivided into two of these flanges is a space 61, which while the partsare at rest, with the lever against the stop 57, lies opposite thecoin-ingress slot formed in the wall of the casing at the end of areceivingjtube 62. The sizeof the tube is such/that it will just admitthe coin by which it is desired the machine shall be operated. Betweenthe opposite extremities of the flanges 59 and 60 isa space divided byal projection 63 into two portions 63a and 63". The space 63a normally'registers with the coin-egress slot through the casing at the top ofthe chute 32, and atA the same time the space 63h is alined with acasingopening 63c located above the shelf 29. In the adjacent face ofthe actuating disk is a peripheral recess 64 to receive'the flange 59,and a wide space 65 furnishing a channel connecting the coin-ingressopenings with the opening 63. 4`When a coin of the correct size isintroduced into the tube 62, it falls into the mouth of the channelbetween an end 67 of the flange 60 and a shoulder 68 upon the disk andis there retained, furnishing means for locking the disk -to the drumwhen the handle is moved forward. The sectional dimensions of thechannel formed by the space 65 are sufficient below the shoul' der 68 toallow anything smaller than the proper coin to pass freely through itand fall upon the shelf.. There is also in the disk, between the spaces64 and 65, a small when oppositepeither coin-opening in thecasing, butat other times it is prevented from assuming this radial position bycontact with the casing wall. In the forward movement ofthe disk 49,when a coin engages the surfaces 67 and 68, the end of the detent ridesupon the wall of the casing, the

.distance of the wall of the recess 66 from the detent being suilicientto permit this, and

. coperates with a series of angular deprescompleted sions 76 formed inthe wall and being equivalent to a set of ratchet teeth. The .disk isthus held from returning to its initial position until the deliveryvmovement has been and the detent allowed to straighten itself in theingress-slot. At such time, upon the release of the handle, the spring53 urges the disk back and the detent is reversed by contact' with theprojection 63. i Now, however, it is unable to withdraw itself beneaththe flange on account of the position of the wall 78 of its recess. Thisholds the end of the detent into tl... pat-li, of the projection and the.engagement beti'veen these two members results in the restoration ofthe drum to its original position with the4 disk.

Let us suppose that my improved. dispensY ing apparatus is to beemployed for vending a cup filled with spring-water, for .which f acharge of one cent is to be made. The

size .of the tube 62 is therefore such that a centlwill just enter it.lllhen the machine is at rest (Figs. 1, 5, 6 and 11) the inlet opening35 admits water from the reservoir to l the delivery4receptacle, butthis is kept from flowing through the opening 45 by the ball 46.Assuming that the machine has been previously operated, a cup C will bealready seated upon the holder 44, and the lower one of the nestedseries in the receiver 24 will have its flange resting-upon theconcentric edges of the drum-heads (Fig. 4.) A person desiring tosecure'a cup of water inserts a cent in the receiving tube and turns thehandle ina clockwise direction., The first few degrees of movement bringthe cent into engagement with both the surfaces 67 and 68, then theparts travel as a unit, the

disk driving the drum through the interposed coin. The first effect ofthe rotation of the drum, as the opening 35 passes out of alinement withthe delivery-pipe, is to cut I off the feed of water, leaving in therecep. tacle the quantity which is to be dispensed.. The ball tends tocling to the opening 45 for some time after the holder has left itsvertical position, but after the cup has been revolved through aboutninety degrees the ball will begin to free itself (Fig. 2), and thewater flows slowly into said cup. As the holder approaches its lowestpoint (Fig. 3),y at which the handle is against thestop 58, the cup isinverted with respect to its original position. upon the holder andbrought over the' opening in the casing above the shelf. The weight isnow sulficient to withdraw the cup from` the holder, and it is thereforeejected from the casing and. falls in an upright position upon theshelf. The upnow 'drops from the holder and falls to the position shownin Figs. 14, 154 and 16,

where its flanges catch upon'the projections or flanges 8O formed uponthe inner walls 4of the drum heads, in line with the cup soon reaches apoint where it becomes sufticient to cause the cup to drop upon theshelf 29, but if the device is utilized for delivering cups only, thecup willordinarily hang with its end projecting out of the opening inthe bottom of the casing until it is grasped by the purchaser andremoved. In such cases it Will be seen that if desired, a shelf or othersupport for the 4cup may be dispensedy with. Inv the particular deviceillustrated Where the cup is automatically iilled with liquid, itfdropsto the shelf when partly filled, as before stated. If at any time duringthe advance movement of the handle the operator releases it or pressesit back. the deent coperating with some one of the casing-depressions 76holds the parts against rearward travel. The delivery of the cup andcontents having been completed, the handle or operating member isreleased and the torsional stress of the spring 53 becomes effective androtates' the disk lefthandedly. This frees the coin from itsengagement-With the drum fiange and disk shoulder, and now beingoppositethe chute 32' it falls therethrough into the box 30. The detent haspassed into the tube 62 and there assumed its radial position (Figs. 3,7 and 8). The movement of the disk continuing. the detent, held outsideits recess by the i'vall 7S, strikes the projection 63 (Fifa 9) andreturns the drum to its initial position. As this reverse movement istaking place the liange of the lowermost cup of the stack contained inthe receiver, and which is next to be transferred to the shelf, islocated between the thin portions of the drum heads and is caught by theeccentric grooves 4S, while the next cup of the series rides upon thethicker portions of the heads (Fig. l2-) The. divergence of the groovesand edges or" the heads draws the terminal cup downward and separates itfrom its companions, and when the pocket reaches the cup the grooveshave cleared it and it drops into place upon the holder. Any tendency toresist disengagement is overcome by a slight blow given H to the cupllange by the advancing rear por-f tion ot the pocket-wall 40. Themachine' is non' ready for another operation.,-

It' the handle of the, machine 'is-rrievedl without a cent havingiee'nsupplied. to the slot @2?tlie actuating disk mereljv li s ai movement,the deliverv-druin rcmainingstetionary and the detent dialingl overthcinner face of the liange 59. As this prevents the. ide-tent fromengaging the depressions 7G, .the disk is at once returnedby the spring53 .from any position at which itfmaj.' be released.. l y AIniyhPatentrNQ. 946,242 dated January 11', r'19.10, Irhave claimed thecoin-controlled apparatusl herein illustrated. and described and in myPatent,No.'l.-081.508. dated Deceiiiber i6. '1913, I'liave claimed thecup-dis-l pens'ing features of my. apparatus` as herein described, bothofthe. broad features and `principles of which are not claimed herein,/the applications upon which saidpatents` idle.

issued having been divided from the present application..

It will be understood that I have illustrated and described but onepreferable em-.

bodiment of my invention by Way of example only, in order to disclosethe prin-.. ciple thereof. I do not, however, intend thereby to limitmyself to the specific eml bodiment, but desire `and intend to cover'said principle` of my inventionbroadly in whatever particular mechanismit migh| find embodiment.' I desire it to be further f understood thatmy invention is not liniited to vending purposes, as it is manifest'thatthe invention may be readily used to''id-lk vantage for free dispensingcontainers and commodities, or other uses.

I claim:

ber to which the merchandise and containers.

pass from the receivers, said delivery merrily. ber having means wherebysaid merchan-'f' dise and containers are temporarily.J held separatelyfrom one another.

arate receivers` for merchandise and for conprovided with means forcontrolling the delivery of both merchandise-and a Icontainer from theirrespective receivers.`

3. A vending Aapbaratus for merchandise and merchandise-containerscomprising a member at all timesyt'reelymovable by the purchaser, andmeans :fxfctuated upon a single movement oflsaidvznember wherebymerchandise is supplied to a container and delivered to the purchaser. Y

A, vending apparatus comprising receivers for both merchandise andmerchandise-containers, and a delivery member inefluding a hollowcontainer-holder adapted toiserve as a mel-chandise-receptacle.

5. Th'eeombination with receivers for 'merchandise and for containerstherefor, of a movable deliverv-memberl for the merchandise.' saiddelivery-member including a holder ior the container.

dlllhe combination A'with receivers for nier-5. andise andAmex-chaudise-containers, of

a. movable'delivery-member for the .inem

ing a reservoir provided With an outletfa passage, a. receiver for asupply of fluidvcontainers, a Yhollow delivery-member co- BEST AVAILABLECOP 2. A vending apparatus comprising seplOl Leioeoi holder beingmovable with the deliverymember and having a passage opening from theinterior of the member.

9. A' `lluid-dispensing apparatus comprising a. reservoir provided withan outletpassage, a receiver for-a supply of fluid containers, a hollowdelivery-member cooperating with the outlet-passage of the reservoir toserve as va valve controlling thel llow of fluid to itseli` from thereservo-ir, a

.I i5 holder for the fluid-containers, said holder being' movable withthe delivery-member and having a discharge-passage opening from theinterior of the member, and a valve member coperating with thedischarge- 10. The combination with a fluid-reservoir provided with anoutlet-passage and a receiver for Containers in which said. fluid is f'to be dispensed, of a rotatable deliverymember-having a wall forclosing the reservoir outlet-passage and an inlet-opening which mayregister with said. passage, and aholder for the dispensing-containers,said Y'holder being carried by the delivery-mem- S ber and provided witha passage opening therefrom.

ll'. The combination with a fluid-reservoir provided with anoutlet-passage and a receiver for containers in which Vsaid lluid is tobe dispensed, of arotatable delivery-membei" having a Wall for closingthe reservoir outlet-passage and an inlet-opening which may registerwithsaid passage, a holder for the dispensing-containers, said holderbeing "1U carried by the delivery-member and provided with adischarge-opening therefrom,

and a float cooperating with the discharge-- 'opening while thevinlet-opening of the de- `livery-member,communicates with the out--let-passage from the reservoir.

article oit' the series to. exert a force thereon longitudinally ot'said series whereby the article maj.7 be removed from the series, andmeans coperating with other articles ot the series for opposing saidforce.

1.3.-y A. dispensing apparatus comprising a Huid-receiver, a receiveradapted to hold a series of nested articles, and an element having aportion serving as fa fluid-valve and provided with means for coperatingwith a portion of a terminal article projecting beyond the associatedarticles.

1,4. An apparatus for dispensing iiuid V`-andl articles provided withprojections comprising receivers for fluid and for a series 5 of saidarticles, and a delivery member provided with a valve-opening and havingdiverging surfaces one of which coperates with the projections of aterminal article and another of which cooperates with the succeedingarticle whereby said terminal article is withdrawn from the series.

l5. All apparatus for dispensing fluid and articles provided withprojections comprising receivers for fluid and for a series of saidarticles, and a movable member cop- -erating with 'the fluid-receiverand having a surface concentric to the center of rotation and aga-instwhich the terminal arvticle normally rests and an eccentric surface foren agement with a projection of said termina article.

16. An apparatus for feeding iuid and cups provided with flanges,'comprising receivers for fluid and for a series of said c ups, and arotatable fluid-measuring de livery-member having a surface forsupporting the series and a separating groove which a cup flange entersin the rotation of the member. i

17. An apparatus for dispensing merchandise, comprising receivers formerchandise and for merchandise-containers, said containers having anopen side and being placed in the receiver with said' openings downward,and a delivery member adapted to successively remove the containersJfrom the receiver, invert' them and supply merchandise thereto.

18.*A fluid-dispensing apparatus comprising receivers for fluid andforma series of cups, each cup having its opening turned downward in thereceiver, a vfluid-delivery member with which the lower cup of thescries contacts, and engaging means carried by the delivery memberwhereby cups may be successively removed from the receiver and invertedfor discharge.

19. ln a dispensing apparatus, a delivery member provided with amerchandise-receptacle and container-holder.

20. In a dispensing apparatus, a delivery member provided with amerchandise-receptacle and container-holder and having a dischargepassage, and means for controlling the movement of merchandise throughthe passage.

2l.v A vending apparatus comprising a casing, a delivery memberyrotatable therein,

ble detent mounted upon the actuating member and cooperating with thecasing when it is in one of its positions and travelingin a forwarddirection and with the delivery member when it is inits other positionand traveling in the reverse direction, and means for securing adifferent extent ot projection of the detent in its reverse positionwhereby its cooperation with either 'the casing or the delivery memberis ,controlled.

A Huid-dispensing apparatus comprising a easing provided with afluid-inlet, va cup-receiver opening into the casing, a cupsupportsituated adjacent to the casing, and a cup and Huid-delivery memberrotatable vvithin the casing.

2i. A fluid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing provided. with ayfluid-inlet, a cup-receiver opening` into the casing, a cupsupportsituated adjacent to the casing, a member rotatable Within the casingfor transferring a cup from the receiver to the support, and means fordelivering Huid to the cup controlled by the transfer mem- .,ber.

i A fluid-vending apparatus comprising a casing provided with aiuid-inlet, a cupreceiver opening into the casing, a cupsupport situatedadjacent to the casing, a cup and fluid-delivery member rotatable Withinthe casing, an actuating disk rotatable in the casing independently ofthe member but adapted to be connected thereto, and iireans extendingoutside the casing for turning the disk.

26. A fluid-vending apparatus comprising` a casing provided with aHuid-inlet, a cupreceiver opening into the casing, a cup-supportsituated adjacent to the casing, a cup and Huid-delivery memberrotatable Within the casing, an actuating disk rotatable in the casingindependently of the member but adapted to be connected thereto, meanseX- tending outside the casing for turning the disk, a spring exertingits tension to restore the disk to its normal position, and means forconnecting the disk to the member. p

27. A fluid-dispensing apparatus comprisine; a casing provided with afluid-inlet, a cup-receiver, a rotatable member having an opening whichmay register with the Huidinlet and also having a holder for a cupnormally in alinement with the receiver and in which is an opening, anda support for the cup situated below the casing.

28. A Huid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing provided with afluid-inlet, a cup-receiver, a rotatable member having an opening whichmay registerl with the iinid-inlet and also having a holder for a cupnormally in alinement with the receiver and in which is an opening, avalve member coperating with the holder-opening, and a them into thecasin r support for the cup situated below tl v; casing.

29. A fluid-dispensing apparatus conn-.rising a casing provided with afluid-inlet, a cup-receiver, a member rotatable in the casing, -ammembers carried by the member at each side of the receiver-opening tosuccessively coperate with the cups and draw b, and means for deliveringfluid to a cup.

30. A vending apparatus comprising separate receivers for merchandiseand for containers therefor, and a rotatable member for delivering acontainer and through which the merchandise passes to said container.

3l. The combination with means for supplying a liquid, oi' dischargecontrolling means therefor, a reciprocating cup-delivering memberdisposed to deliver cups at the discharge from said liquid supplyingmeans, and a connection from said member `for actuating saiddischarge-controlling means.

32. In a liquid-vending device, means adapted to support a scriesofnested cups' above the point of delivery, sliding means forautomatically and positively separating and delivering said cups, andmeans for automatically filling said cups actuated by the separatingmeans therefor.

33. In a liquid-vending device, means adapted to support a series ofnested cups adjacent the point of delivery, sliding means forautomatically and positively separating and deliveringr said cups, andmeans for automatically filling said cups actuated by the separatingmoans therefor.

3d. An apparatus of the character described, comprising in combinationmeans for holding a reserve supply of eu is, a liquid-container, anoutlet valve thcreior, a manual actuator for opening said valve, andmechanism operated by said actuator for positively removing a cup fromthe supply and placing it in an upright position ready to receive theliquid.

The combination with a merchandisereceiver having an outlet, of amovable member disposed to deliver merchandisecontainers at the outlet,and means movable with the member for controlling the discharge fromsaid outlet.

36. In a merchandise-delivering apparatus, means for supporting a seriesof merchandise-containers adjacent to the pointof merchandise-delivery,automatic means for positively separating and delivering the containers,and means actuated by the separating means for controlling themerchandise-delivery.

37. A Huid-receiver, a movable delivery member adapted to measure thefluid and being provided with a recess in what is normally its upperportion, there being a discharge opening from the delivery member intothe recess and an independent "member adapted to measurethe Huid andJbeing provided with aj dischargebpening in v fetus, theA combination ofmeans for begin- BEST AVAILABLE COP Areio'aso'i 38. A fluid-receiver, amovable delivery 'vnflflatiis-normally its uppervportion and asupply-opening in 1ts lower. portion, means ,siormoving the deliverymember to lovver tbe discharge-opening, a Huid conduit con `necting thereceiverand the supplyopening of the delivery member, and meansoperating in the movement 'of the delivery member Jfor closin theconduit.

uid-receiver, e movable delivery member adapted to measure the duid andbeing provided with a holder in which is an opening, and means formoving the delivery member to invert the holder.

d0. A fluid-receiver, a movable member for controlling the delivery' offluid from tbe receiver, and a cup-holder. forming a part of. themovable member. 5

A Huid-receiver, and a delivery member including'a hollow cup-holder,tbe interior of the vdelivery member having a definite capacity.

e2. ln combination, a Huid-receiver, --a

' container-receiver, and a valve for the fluidreceiver coperating withthe contents of.

' the container-receiver.

' 43. In combination, aiuid-receiver, a contailler-receiver having anopen extremity, and means includ-ing a valveA for the Huidreceiverclosing the end of the container-receiver.

44. In a merchandise delivering-appay:for supporting a series ofmerchandise-containers With their open ends turned down- -Wardly and forpermitting said'containers to drop one at' a time into said casing, 'adlscharge opening in said casing anda mov- 'able delivery device 'insaid casing for receiving the eontainers as dropped, inverting the sameand presenting said containers to- 'said discharge opening, and meansfor deliverl'ng merchandise to the containers While lthe movabledelivery device sinverting the same.

.LAWRENCE W.` LUELLiinl vlVitnesses: A

- RAPHAEL Gr. BLANC,

l?. I. DAWSON'.

